cafreal

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noun

A shallow-fried spiced chicken dish from Goa, India.

OriginIndo-Portuguese (à) cafreal →
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Meanings

nouncafreal (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA shallow-fried spiced chicken dish from Goa, India.

Origin

  1. Indo-Portuguesecafre“kaffir, East African”
  2. Indo-Portuguese(à) cafreal“(in the) kaffir (manner)”
  3. Englishcafreal

From Indo-Portuguese (à) cafreal (“(in the) kaffir (manner)”), from Indo-Portuguese cafre (“kaffir, East African”).

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cafreal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafreal

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“cafreal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafreal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cafreal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafreal.

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